Casual Friday with Eva Walker and Jacob Uitti

Seattle Now

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🗓️ 29 May 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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This week… Protesters showed up at the first car free weekend along lake Washington boulevard. Our local spelling champ competed in the other Washington during the National Spelling Bee. And the town of La Conner tried to turn down the volume on public concerts. KEXP DJ Eva Walker and Author Jacob Uitti are here to break down the week.

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0:47.0	Hey, good morning.
0:48.3	I'm Patricia Murphy.
0:49.7	It's Friday.
0:50.7	This is Seattle now.
0:52.2	This week, protesters showed up at the first car-free weekend along
0:56.1	Lake Washington Boulevard. Our local spelling champ competed in the other Washington during the
1:02.0	National Spelling Bee, and the town of LeConnor tried to turn down the volume on public concerts.
1:07.9	K-EXP DJ Eva Walker and author Jacob Uty are here to break down the week.
1:12.9	But first, let's get you caught up.
1:18.6	The family of a 15-year-old who died from a fall at Gasworks Park last year has dropped its
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